what is new mew media culture?
by katiemcgreevy @ 02 Nov. 2006 - 20:30:26
within the first seminar the meaning of media as a word was discussed. among other definitions those of information exchange, communication and classification were prominent.
it was also discussed that "media" in many people's eyes, could be defined as something which was literally used to mediate, to stand between you and something else. for example,the physical form of a television, which itself gets in the way of real communication and relationships, therefore causing the loss of the fluid and responsive nature of real communication. much like a pod-cast!

perhaps then it would be fair to say that the media or medium used in communication can change the real message, or at least the very nature of it.
basically the term new media culture is complex, and we struggled to define it. when defining the term there was a feeling of wanting to look back and try to relate to it's origins. however, this module will probably see us looking more at the ways we,as a society, relate to one another and explore many new possibilities, rather than defining things and coming up with definates.
it is essentially a set of undefined words used to try to define something which itself is undefinable.